Lake Toba Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
volcanic crater lake located in North Sumatra, Indonesia
About Lake Toba
Lake Toba is an immense volcanic lake covering an area of 1,707 km(1,000 kmbigger thanSingapore) with an island in the center. Formed by agigantic volcanic eruptionsome 70,000 years ago, it is probably the largest resurgent caldera on Earth. Some studies say it might have been associated with causing previous ice age/climate change and the largest human population bottleneck ever. Genetic estimates suggest that there were only a few thousand individuals that survived the catastrophe. The island in the middle - Pulau Samosir - was joined to the caldera wall by a narrow isthmus, which was cut through to enable boats to pass; a road bridge crosses the cutting. Samosir island is the cultural centre of Batak tribe who are mostly Christians nowadays. Lake Toba was perhaps once more popular than
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